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Hoping someone on here will recognize this grille guard and be able to I.D. what years it was sold and what model stovebolt it was made for? Also, was this a GM accessory or aftermarket brand like DIVCO? Was the "C" in the center of the Bowtie always there or added later? Any knowledgeable input would be helpful - Thanks, Steve in Sweet Home Alabama
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My 1950's Truck Projects - All 100% Stock matching #'s
1959 Chevy Apache BBW short fleet w/ bed stainless, Factory 283 V8 Hydramatic
1958 Chevy Cameo w/ 283 V8 & Hydramatic & factory PB
1958 GMC BBW short fleet w/ 336 V8 / Hydramatic
1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) w/ 347 V8 Hydramatic
1956 Chevy 3800 w/ rare 9ft bed, 265 V8 Hydramatic & factory PB

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Spanky might know.

My uneducated guess is that it is not a Chevrolet option/accessory?

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It was indeed a Dealer Accessory, for 47-53 Chevrolet Medium Duty trucks. There was a smaller version available for the light duty trucks. I've owned three of them. I sold the one I had on my 53 Chevy COE Wrecker, to someone on here, several years ago.
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Spanky--can you provide a photo or two of the smaller version that was available for the light duty trucks? Was it a painted? Thanks for any information that you can share. LUKE

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Originally Posted by spanky
It was indeed a Dealer Accessory, for 47-53 Chevrolet Medium Duty trucks. There was a smaller version available for the light duty trucks. I've owned three of them, just like this one. I sold the one I had on my 53 Chevy COE Wrecker, to someone on here, several years ago.

Studying the design of the one I found, I believe I have the one for 1/2 to 1 ton light duty trucks because of the distance from the top of the bumper to where this ones' headlight rings are located - hoping someone can find a photo of one actually on a truck


My 1950's Truck Projects - All 100% Stock matching #'s
1959 Chevy Apache BBW short fleet w/ bed stainless, Factory 283 V8 Hydramatic
1958 Chevy Cameo w/ 283 V8 & Hydramatic & factory PB
1958 GMC BBW short fleet w/ 336 V8 / Hydramatic
1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) w/ 347 V8 Hydramatic
1956 Chevy 3800 w/ rare 9ft bed, 265 V8 Hydramatic & factory PB


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